R.I.P Boris Bajin

When I was young, Boris Bajin was the Canadian WAG National Coach. Our leader for 5 consecutive Olympic Games and many World Championships.

We spent weeks preparing for his visits to the Gym where he would evaluate skills and physical ability. I still vividly recall his “Elite Testing” events.

They were highest priority on our annual calendar.

I was sad to hear that Boris passed away at the age of 90 at his home in Toronto.

IGHOF Hall of Fame inductees 2023

Mitch Gaylord 🇺🇸

Koji Gushiken 🇯🇵

Oksana Omelianchik 🇺🇦

International Gymnast magazine annually names gymnasts to their Hall of Fame. Some legends here.

FIG running out the clock on RUS

I don’t want Russian gymnasts competing in the Paris Olympics.

YES it’s rotten for Russian athletes who don’t support Putin’s war, if there are any.

But banning Russia totally is the least bad scenario for 2024.

FIG President Morinari Watanabe echoed the IOC position that Russians should be allowed to compete as independents, as they did in Tokyo. I disagree.

If any Russians compete in Paris all headlines will be about that controversial decision, degrading the actually Olympic ideals for the nations of the world that did not invade their neighbours.

AND it looks like FIG will continue to delay a final decision until it’s too late for them to be included.

International Gymnastics Federation postpones decision on re-admitting Russia until July

Aussie Champ Georgia Goodwin

Aussie Champ Heath Thorpe

The fan favourite is finally #1 in the AA in Australia.

Congratulations.

Canadian Nationals Vancouver ’23

Olympic Oval, Richmond, BC

May 18-22, 2023

Men’s and Women’s Artistic

WAG

  • Day 1: Novice, Junior and Senior: All-Around
  • Day 2: All Around & Apparatus Finals – Maximum of 32 athletes
  • Day 1: CCP Level 9 and Level 10: Team
  • Day 2: All Around & Apparatus Finals – Maximum of 24 athletes determined according to the results on Day 2. There is no carry over from the Team Competition. 

Details.

MAG Apparatus World Cup Series Winners

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